Read the following line from the novel and explain the allusion, “watchin’ that blackboard.” “You remember settin’ in that gutter on Howard street and watchin’ … 10. Of Mice and Men – Prestwick House
The title of this novella is an allusion to the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, specifically connecting to the lines “The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men / Gang aft agley, / An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, / For promis'd joy!”
Salinas River: a river that flows north through Soledad and empties into Monterey Bay.
Roll your hoop. a popular amusement of children in the past was running while rolling a large metal hoop with a stick. Telling Curley's wife to "roll your hoop," is Candy's way of calling her young and immature. Bindle.
kewpie doll lamp a lamp with a base made from a children's toy.
What happens to Curley's hand after he beats up Lennie? It hurts and gets swollen from hitting Lennie with it. He accidentally crushes it in a machine.
1. Bindle: n. A small bundle of items rolled up inside a blanket and carried over the shoulder or on the back; a bedroll.
burlap ticking. cloth case for a mattress made from a coarse, inexpensive, woven fabric. occupant. someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there.
Buck Barley: To throw large bags of barley on a truck. Lynch: To illegally execute a person, generally applied to the hanging and/or burning of African-Americans in the south.
"watchin' that blackboard" employment agencies would post available jobs on a blackboard in front of their offices. Prospective employees would watch the blackboard or any new jobs. work cards. a job assignment from an employment agency would be written on a work card to be presented by the worker to the employer.
• yella- jackets in his drawers: Yellow- jackets are a form of wasps (see a picture of. some wasps). Drawers, in this case, are underwear. Whit's description of Curley is a. lot like saying that he has ants in his pants; that is, that he is restless and nervous.
Curley wears a “glove fulla Vaseline” on one hand because, according to Candy, “he's keepin' that hand soft for his wife.” Since farm work is physical and tough on a person's hands, the Vaseline will prevent at least one of Curley's hands from becoming chapped and rough—something he clearly believes his wife would find ...
Curley's wife is never named in the novel, which reflects how she is not valued as a person. Her character demonstrates the negative attitude towards women that may have been held by men such as the ranchworkers at the time.